PROJECT SURVEYOR

Hull City Council; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in England is seeking a knowledgeable Project Officer to manage property repairs and evaluations. This role involves conducting inspections, organizing work programs, and ensuring compliance with housing standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in building or construction and be dedicated to improving residents' living conditions. The position offers hybrid working options and a generous benefits package for team members.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Hybrid working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in providing customer-focused services in housing.
• Ability to conduct technical inspections and organize repairs.
• Flexibility to meet operational needs and undertake varied responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre and post technical inspections.
• Organize and plan repairs delivering on time.
• Evaluate properties per Decent Homes Standard.

Skills

Building/construction experience

Surveying residential properties

Understanding of Damp & Mould regulations

Tools

Telescopic ladders

Job description

PROJECT OFFICER - 1 FIXED TERM FOR 18 MONTHS

About Us

The Housing Investment Service is responsible for the management and delivery of responsive and cyclical maintenance, planned improvement works and refurbishment schemes to a stock of 24,000 domestic properties, garages and associated buildings and surroundings. As a social landlord, we are particularly focussed on providing a tenant led service, based on individual needs to support persons living in our homes.

The service is structured around key delivery areas, with teams responsible for Responsive Repairs, Voids, Gas Servicing & Repairs, Electrical, Planned Improvements, Asbestos, H&S, Asset Management, Finance, Customer Engagement, Contract Support, Home Ownership and Claims. All teams work closely together to provide a uniform and consistent service for all our customers and stakeholders.

The Service is responsible for an annual revenue maintenance budget of c£27m and an annual capital improvement programme in excess of c£55m, both of which aim to actively keep properties in good repair and reduce disrepair, fire safety risks, repairs and disruption for our customers, whilst ensuring ongoing compliance with all relevant building, fire, gas and landlord regulations and associated legislation.

The Job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and knowledgeable housing professionals with building and/or construction experience who can make a difference to our residents and their homes.

We are looking to appoint into the roles of Project Surveyors who will work as part of a customer focused team and support all areas of the Housing Investment and Housing Service to ensure that our residents have a safe, energy efficient home.

Core Tasks

• Pre and post technical Inspections.
• Organising, controlling and planning repairs and delivering planned work programmes.
• Damp & Mould inspections in line with Awaabs Law Legislation, guidance and associated policies and procedures.
• Evaluating properties to the Decent Homes Standard.
• Carrying out risk-based evaluation in line with the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS).
• Delivering work within the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. (CDM15).

You will need access to your own vehicle to carry equipment (e.g. telescopic ladders) and to transport yourself throughout the city to undertake site inspections. You will ideally have experience of surveying residential properties.

The post holder must be flexible to ensure the operational needs of the Council are met. This includes the undertaking of duties of a similar nature and responsibility as and when required, throughout the various workplaces in the Council.

The roles available are in multiple areas of the teams within Housing Investment including Asset Management and Repairs & Maintenance.

The post include a generous benefits package for working for Hull City Council, including the ability to work from home for part of the week via hybrid working arrangements.

For informal discussion please contact Sean Clarkson, Programme Manager - Repairs & Maintenance 07590 601249, or Liza Cornall, Asset Planning Manager 01482 612205 or email [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.